High-level nuclear wastes at the Hanford Site are stored underground in carbon steel double-shell and single-shell tanks. The installation of a prototype corrosion monitoring system into double-shell tank 241-AZ-101 was completed in August, 1996. The system monitors fluctuations in corrosion current and potential (electrochemical noise) occurring on three electrode arrays immersed in the waste liquid and in the vapor space above the waste. The system also supports the use of Tafel and linear polarization resistance testing. By monitoring and analyzing the data from these techniques, changes in the corrosive characteristics of the waste have been rapidly detected and correlated with operational changes in the tank.

Subject
Pits, Electric current, Water, Arrays, Deviation, Liquids, Corrosion data, Corrosion probes, Pitting, Wastes, Electrodes, Electrode potential, Uniform corrosion
Keywords:
electrochemical noise, pitting, stress corrosion cracking, localized corrosion, nuclear waste tank corrosion, mild steel, nitrates, corrosion surveillance, and corrosion-monitoring
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1997
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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